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Learn about CVE-2025-29927, a critical vulnerability in Next.js that impacts authorization checks in middleware.

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How to Protect Your Next.js Applications from a Critical Middleware Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2025–29927)

Hey there! In today’s blog, I’m diving into the Next.js Middleware Exploit — specifically CVE-2025–29927, an authorization bypass…

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